Legacy template for preparing a research article for

submission to Applied Optics, JOSA A, JOSA B, Optica,

or Photonics Research
AUTHOR ONE,1 AUTHOR TWO,1 AUTHOR THREE2,*
1
Publications Department, OSA—The Optical Society, 2010 Massachusetts Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036
2
College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
*Corresponding author: author_three@uni-jena.de
Received XX Month XXXX; revised XX Month, XXXX; accepted XX Month XXXX; posted XX Month XXXX (Doc. ID XXXXX); published XX Month XXXX

This legacy template can be used to prepare a research article for submission to Applied Optics, JOSA A, JOSA B,
Optica, or Photonics Research. Consult the OSA Author Style Guide for general information about manuscript
preparation. Please note that OSA is no longer using OCIS codes. © 2018 Optical Society of America

http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.99.099999

To use this template, you will need to apply the embedded styles to
each paragraph-level item in your manuscript, or simply use this
template as a visual guide.

Headings. The styles for the three levels of headings in Applied

Optics, JOSA A, and JOSA B are
Fig. 1. Caption text with descriptions of (a), (b), and (c).
1. SECTION
Figures. As with tables and equations, figures should be set as one
A. Subsection 1 column wide if possible unless two-column display is essential. If
possible, set the figures in the desired position within the text. Consult
1. Subsection 2 the Electronic Art Submission Guidelines for a guide to sizing figures
and figure type.
Tables. Styles for table title, table head, and table text are provided
Using the Word styles. In this template, styles such as “01 Title” for
in the MS Word Styles ribbon. Tables should be set as one column wide
the manuscript appear in the MS Word Styles ribbon (or toolbar for
if possible and be placed near their first mention in the body.
older versions of Word). The names of these styles will begin with
Supplementary material. Consult the Author Guidelines for
“OSA”; for example, the title style is “OSA Title.” Apply the appropriate
Supplementary Materials in OSA Journals for details on accepted types
style before typing or apply the style to existing text. It is possible to
of materials and instructions on how to cite them.
paste manuscript text into this template or attach this template to an
All materials must be associated with a figure, table, or equation or
existing manuscript.
be referenced in the results section of the manuscript.
Margins. The margins for articles published in Applied Optics, JOSA
(1) 2D and 3D image files and video must be labeled “Visualization,”
A, and JOSA B are 0.75” (top), 0.88” (bottom), and 0.69” (left and right).
not “Movie,” “Video,” “Figure,” etc.
Please ensure that these margins are set for the whole document.
(2) Machine-readable data (for example, csv files) must be labeled
Equations. Display equations should be broken and aligned for
“Data File.” Number data files and visualizations consecutively, e.g.,
two-column display unless spanning across two columns is essential.
“Visualization 1, Visualization 2….”
For MathType math, use the Format Equations feature to format all
(3) Large datasets or code files must be placed in an open, archival
equations as Times + Symbol 10. Apply the Equations style to create
database. Such items should be mentioned in the text as either
appropriate spacing above and below.
“Dataset” or “Code,” as appropriate, and also be cited in the references
list. For example, “see Dataset 1 (Ref. [1]) and Code 1 (Ref [2]).” Here
−b ± b 2 − 4ac
. (1) are examples of the references:
2a
Sample dataset citation
1. T. Ireno and R. Tadaa, "Chemical and mineral compositions of sediments
from ODP Site 127-797" (Geological Institute, University of Tokyo, 2009),
http://dx.doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.726855.

Sample code citation

2. Zima Engineering, ZIMA-CAD-Parts: Application for management of CAD
files and projects (version 0.5.0-beta1) [software] (2013),
http://sourceforge.net/projects/zima-cad-parts/.

Funding sources and acknowledgments. Formal funding sources

should be listed in a separate paragraph block before any other
acknowledgment information. Funding sources and any associated
grant numbers should match the information entered into the Prism
manuscript system. Funders should be listed without any introductory
language or use of labels (do not use labels such as “grant no.”). Here is
an example:

Funding Information. National Science Foundation (NSF) (1263236,

0968895, 1102301); The 863 Program (2013AA014402)

Acknowledgment. We thank the Optics Laboratory for the use of their

equipment.

References
1. M. R. E. Lamont, Y. Okawachi, and A. L. Gaeta, “Study about lasers and
optics,” Opt. Lett. 38, 3478 (2013).
2. A. Cordero-Davila, J. R. Kantun-Montiel, and J. Gonzalez-Garcia, in Imaging
and Applied Optics Technical Digest 2012 (Optical Society of America,
2012), p. 13.